The Wordsmith Dictionary

Sec "re *ta *ry, n.; pl. Secretaries. Etym: [F. secrétaire (cf. Pr. secretari, Sp. & Pg. secretario, It. secretario, segretario ) LL. secretarius, originally, a confidant, one intrusted with secrets, from L. secretum a secret. See Secret, a. & n.]

1. One who keeps, or is intrusted with, secrets. [R.]

2. A person employed to write orders, letters, dispatches, public or private papers, records, and the like; an official scribe, amanuensis, or writer; one who attends to correspondence, and transacts other business, for an association, a public body, or an individual. That which is most of all profitable is acquaintance with the secretaries, and employed men of ambassadors. Bacon.

3. An officer of state whose business is to superintend and manage the affairs of a particular department of government, and who is usually a member of the cabinet or advisory council of the chief executive; as, the secretary of state, who conducts the correspondence and attends to the relations of a government with foreign courts; the secretary of the treasury, who manages the department of finance; the secretary of war, etc.

4. A piece of furniture, with conveniences for writing and for the arrangement of papers; an escritoire.

5. (Zoöl.)

Defn: The secretary bird. Secretary Bird. Etym: [So called in allusion to the tufts of feathers at the back of its head, which were fancifully thought to resemble pens stuck behind the ear. ] (Zoöl.) A large long-legged raptorial bird (Gypogeranus serpentarius ), native of South Africa, but now naturalized in the West Indies and some other tropical countries. It has a powerful hooked beak, a crest of long feathers, and a long tail. It feeds upon reptiles of various kinds, and is much prized on account of its habit of killing and devouring snakes of all kinds. Called also serpent eater.

Syn. -- See the Note under Clerk, n., 4.

SECRETARYSHIP

SECRETARYSHIP Sec "re *ta *ry *ship, n.

Defn: The office, or the term of office, of a secretary.

SECRETE

Se *crete ", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Secreted; p. pr. & vb. n. Secreting. ]Etym: [L. secretus separated, secret, hidden, p. p. of secernere. See Secret, and cf. Discrete, Discreet. ]

1. To deposit in a place of hiding; to hide; to conceal; as, to secrete stolen goods; to secrete one's self.

2. (Physiol.)

Defn: To separate from the blood and elaborate by the process of secretion; to elaborate and emit as a secretion. See Secretion. Why one set of cells should secrete bile, another urea, and so on, we do not known. Carpenter.

Syn. -- To conceal; hide. See Conceal.

SECRETION

Se *cre "tion, n. Etym: [L. secretio: cf. F. sécrétion.]

1. The act of secreting or concealing; as, the secretion of dutiable goods.

2. (Physiol.)

Defn: The act of secreting; the process by which material is separated from the blood through the agency of the cells of the various glands and elaborated by the cells into new substances so as to form the various secretions, as the saliva, bile, and other digestive fluids. The process varies in the different glands, and hence are formed the various secretions.

3. (Physiol.)

Defn: Any substance or fluid secreted, or elaborated and emitted, as the gastric juice.

SECRETIST

SECRETIST Se "cret *ist, n.

Defn: A dealer in secrets. [Obs. ]

SECRETITIOUS

SECRETITIOUS Se `cre *ti "tious, a.

Defn: Parted by animal secretion; as, secretitious humors. Floyer.

SECRETIVE

SECRETIVE Se *cret "ive, a.

Defn: Tending to secrete, or to keep secret or private; as, a secretive disposition.

SECRETIVENESS

SECRETIVENESS Se *cret "ive *ness, n.

1. The quality of being secretive; disposition or tendency to conceal.

2. (Phren.)

Defn: The faculty or propensity which impels to reserve, secrecy, or concealment.

SECRETLY

SECRETLY Se "cret *ly, adv.

Defn: In a secret manner.

SECRETNESS

SECRETNESS Se "cret *ness, n.

1. The state or quality of being secret, hid, or concealed.

2. Secretiveness; concealment. Donne.

SECRETO-MOTORY

SECRETO-MOTORY Se *cre `to- *mo "to *ry, a. (Physiol.)

Defn: Causing secretion; -- said of nerves which go to glands and influence secretion.

SECRETORY

Se *cre "to *ry, a. Etym: [Cf. F. sécrétoire. See Secrete. ] (Physiol.)

Defn: Secreting; performing, or connected with, the office secretion; secernent; as, secretory vessels, nerves. -- n.

Defn: A secretory vessel; a secernent.

SECRET SERVICE

SECRET SERVICE Se "cret serv "ice.

Defn: The detective service of a government. In the United States, in time of peace the bureau of secret service is under the treasury department, and in time of war it aids the war department in securing information concerning the movements of the enemy.

New American Oxford Dictionary

secret

se cret |ˈsēkrit ˈsikrɪt | ▶adjective not known or seen or not meant to be known or seen by others: how did you guess I had a secret plan? | the resupply effort was probably kept secret from Congress. • [ attrib. ] not meant to be known as such by others: a secret drinker. • fond of or good at keeping things about oneself unknown: he can be the most secret man. • (of information or documents ) given the security classification above confidential and below top secret. ▶noun something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others: a state secret | at first I tried to keep it a secret from my wife. • something that is not properly understood; a mystery: I'm not trying to explain the secrets of the universe in this book. • a valid but not commonly known or recognized method of achieving or maintaining something: the secret of a happy marriage is compromise. • formerly, the name of a prayer said by the priest in a low voice after the offertory in a Roman Catholic Mass. PHRASES be in on the secret be among the few people who know something. in secret without others knowing. make no secret of something make something perfectly clear. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French, from Latin secretus (adjective ) ‘separate, set apart, ’ from the verb secernere, from se- ‘apart ’ + cernere ‘sift. ’

secret agent

se cret a gent |ˌsikrɪt ˈeɪʤənt | ▶noun a spy acting for a country.

secretagogue

se cre ta gogue |siˈkrētəˌgôg, -ˌgäg səˈkridəˌɡɑɡ | ▶noun Physiology a substance that promotes secretion. ORIGIN early 20th cent.: from secrete 1 + Greek agōgos ‘leading. ’

secretaire

sec re taire |ˌsekriˈte (ə )r ˈˌsɛkrəˈˌtɛ (ə )r | ▶noun a small writing desk; an escritoire. ORIGIN late 18th cent.: from French secrétaire, literally ‘secretary. ’

secretariat

sec re tar i at |ˌsekriˈte (ə )rēət ˌsɛkrəˈtɛriət | ▶noun a permanent administrative office or department, esp. a governmental one. • [ treated as sing. or pl. ] the staff working in such an office. ORIGIN early 19th cent.: from French secrétariat, from medieval Latin secretariatus, from secretarius (see secretary ).

secretary

sec re tar y |ˈsekriˌterē ˈsɛkrəˌtɛri | ▶noun ( pl. secretaries ) a person employed by an individual or in an office to assist with correspondence, keep records, make appointments, and carry out similar tasks. • an official of a society or other organization who conducts its correspondence and keeps its records. • an official in charge of a government department: [ as title ] : Secretary of the Treasury. • a writing desk with shelves on top of it. DERIVATIVES sec re tar i al |-ˈte (ə )rēəl |adjective, sec re tar y ship |-ˌSHip |noun ORIGIN late Middle English (originally in the sense ‘person entrusted with a secret ’): from late Latin secretarius ‘confidential officer, ’ from Latin secretum ‘secret, ’ neuter of secretus (see secret ).

secretary bird

sec re tar y bird |ˈsɛkrəˌtɛri bərd | ▶noun a slender, long-legged African bird of prey that feeds on snakes, having a crest likened to a quill pen stuck behind the ear. [Sagittarius serpentarius, the only member of the family Sagittariidae. ]

secretary general

sec re tar y gen er al ▶noun ( pl. secretaries general ) a title given to the principal administrator of some organizations, most notably the United Nations.

secretary of state

sec re tar y of state ▶noun 1 (in the US ) the head of the State Department, responsible for foreign affairs. 2 (in the UK ) the head of a major government department. 3 (in Canada ) a government minister responsible for a specific area within a department.

secret ballot

se cret bal lot ▶noun a ballot in which votes are cast in secret.

secrete

se crete 1 |siˈkrēt səˈkrit | ▶verb [ with obj. ] (of a cell, gland, or organ ) produce and discharge (a substance ): insulin is secreted in response to rising levels of glucose in the blood. DERIVATIVES se cre tor |-tər |noun, se cre to ry |-tərē |adjective ORIGIN early 18th cent.: back-formation from secretion .

secrete

se crete 2 |səˈkrit siˈkrēt | ▶verb [ with obj. ] conceal; hide: the assets had been secreted in Swiss bank accounts. ORIGIN mid 18th cent.: alteration of the obsolete verb secret ‘keep secret. ’

secretin

se cre tin |siˈkrētn səˈkridɪn | ▶noun Biochemistry a hormone released into the bloodstream by the duodenum (esp. in response to acidity ) to stimulate secretion by the liver and pancreas. ORIGIN early 20th cent.: from secretion + -in 1 .

Secret Intelligence Service

Se cret In tel li gence Serv ice (abbr.: SIS ) official name for MI6.

secretion

se cre tion |siˈkrēSHən səˈkrɪʃən | ▶noun a process by which substances are produced and discharged from a cell, gland, or organ for a particular function in the organism or for excretion. • a substance discharged in such a way. ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: from French sécrétion or Latin secretio (n- ) ‘separation, ’ from secret- ‘moved apart, ’ from the verb secernere.

secretive

se cre tive |ˈsēkritiv ˈsikrɪdɪv | ▶adjective (of a person or an organization ) inclined to conceal feelings and intentions or not to disclose information: she was very secretive about her past. • (of a state or activity ) characterized by the concealment of intentions and information: secretive deals. • (of a person's expression or manner ) having an enigmatic or conspiratorial quality: a secretive smile. DERIVATIVES se cre tive ly adverb, se cre tive ness noun ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: back-formation from secretiveness, suggested by French secrétivité, from secret ‘secret. ’

secret list

se ¦cret list ▶noun a register of research work or developments on sensitive military projects, the details of which may not be disclosed for reasons of national security.

secretly

se cret ly |ˈsēkritlē | ▶adverb in a secret way; without others knowing: the two were secretly married in 1751 | I was embarrassed, but secretly pleased too.

secret police

se cret po lice |ˈsikrɪt pəˈlis | ▶noun [ treated as pl. ] a police force working in secret against a government's political opponents.

secret sauce

se cret sauce ▶noun a special feature or technique kept secret by an organization and regarded as being the chief factor in its success.

secret service

se cret serv ice |ˈsikrɪt ˈsərvəs | ▶noun 1 a government department concerned with espionage. 2 ( Secret Service ) (in the US ) a branch of the Treasury Department dealing with counterfeiting and providing protection for the president.

secret shopper

se cret shop per ▶noun a person employed by a manufacturer or retailer to pose as a shopper in order to evaluate the quality of customer service. Also called mystery shopper.

secret society

se cret so ci e ty ▶noun an organization whose members are sworn to secrecy about its activities.

Oxford Dictionary

secret

se ¦cret |ˈsiːkrɪt | ▶adjective not known or seen or not meant to be known or seen by others: how did you guess I'd got a secret plan? | the resupply effort was probably kept secret from Congress. • [ attrib. ] not meant to be known as such by others: a secret drinker. • fond of or good at keeping things about oneself unknown: he can be the most secret man. ▶noun something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others: a state secret | at first I tried to keep it a secret from my wife. • something that is not properly understood; a mystery: I'm not trying to explain the secrets of the universe in this book. • a valid but not commonly known or recognized method of achieving or maintaining something: the secret of a happy marriage is compromise. • a prayer said by the priest in a low voice after the offertory in a Roman Catholic Mass. PHRASES be in ( on ) the secret be among the small number of people who know something. in secret without others knowing. make no secret of something make something perfectly clear. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French, from Latin secretus (adjective ) ‘separate, set apart ’, from the verb secernere, from se- ‘apart ’ + cernere ‘sift ’.

secret agent

se ¦cret agent ▶noun a spy acting for a country.

secretagogue

secretagogue |sɪˈkriːtəgɒg | ▶noun Physiology a substance which promotes secretion. ORIGIN early 20th cent.: from secrete 1 + Greek agōgos ‘leading ’.

secretaire

secretaire |ˌsɛkrɪˈtɛː | ▶noun a small writing desk; an escritoire. ORIGIN late 18th cent.: from French secrétaire, literally ‘secretary ’.

secretariat

secretariat |ˌsɛkrɪˈtɛːrɪət | ▶noun a permanent administrative office or department, especially a governmental one. • [ treated as sing. or pl. ] the staff working in a secretariat. ORIGIN early 19th cent.: from French secrétariat, from medieval Latin secretariatus, from secretarius (see secretary ).

secretary

secretary |ˈsɛkrɪt (ə )ri | ▶noun ( pl. secretaries ) a person employed by an individual or in an office to assist with correspondence, make appointments, and carry out administrative tasks. • an official of a society or other organization who conducts its correspondence and keeps its records. • the principal assistant of a UK government minister or ambassador: [ as title ] : Chief Secretary to the Treasury. • an official in charge of a US government department. DERIVATIVES secretarial |-ˈtɛːrɪəl |adjective, secretaryship noun ORIGIN late Middle English (originally in the sense ‘person entrusted with a secret ’): from late Latin secretarius ‘confidential officer ’, from Latin secretum ‘secret ’, neuter of secretus (see secret ).

secretary bird

sec |re ¦tary bird ▶noun a slender long-legged African bird of prey that feeds on snakes, having a crest likened to a quill pen stuck behind the ear. ●Sagittarius serpentarius, the only member of the family Sagittariidae.

secretary general

Secretary General ▶noun ( pl. secretary generals ) a title given to the principal administrator of some organizations.

Secretary of State

Secretary of State ▶noun 1 (in the UK ) the head of a major government department. 2 (in the US ) the head of the State Department, responsible for foreign affairs. 3 (in Canada ) a government minister responsible for a specific area within a department.

secret ballot

se ¦cret bal ¦lot ▶noun a ballot in which votes are cast in secret.

secrete

secrete 1 |sɪˈkriːt | ▶verb [ with obj. ] (of a cell, gland, or organ ) produce and discharge (a substance ): insulin is secreted in response to rising levels of glucose in the blood. DERIVATIVES secretor noun, secretory adjective ORIGIN early 18th cent.: back-formation from secretion .

secrete

secrete 2 |sɪˈkriːt | ▶verb [ with obj. ] conceal; hide: the assets had been secreted in Swiss bank accounts. ORIGIN mid 18th cent.: alteration of the obsolete verb secret ‘keep secret ’.

secretin

secretin |sɪˈkriːtɪn | ▶noun [ mass noun ] Biochemistry a hormone released into the bloodstream by the duodenum (especially in response to acidity ) to stimulate secretion by the liver and pancreas. ORIGIN early 20th cent.: from secretion + -in 1 .

Secret Intelligence Service

Secret Intelligence Service (abbrev.: SIS ) official name for MI6.

secretion

se ¦cre |tion |sɪˈkriːʃ (ə )n | ▶noun [ mass noun ] a process by which substances are produced and discharged from a cell, gland, or organ for a particular function in the organism or for excretion. • [ count noun ] a substance discharged by secretion. ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: from French sécrétion or Latin secretio (n- )‘separation ’, from secret- ‘moved apart ’, from the verb secernere.

secretive

se ¦cret |ive |ˈsiːkrɪtɪv | ▶adjective (of a person or an organization ) inclined to conceal feelings and intentions or not to disclose information: she was very secretive about her past. • (of a state or activity ) characterized by the concealment of intentions and information: secretive deals. • (of a person's expression or manner ) having an enigmatic or conspiratorial quality: a secretive smile. DERIVATIVES secretively adverb, secretiveness noun ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: back-formation from secretiveness, suggested by French secrétivité, from secret ‘secret ’.

secret list

se ¦cret list ▶noun a register of research work or developments on sensitive military projects, the details of which may not be disclosed for reasons of national security.

secretly

se |cret ¦ly |ˈsiːkrɪtli | ▶adverb in a secret way; without others knowing: the two were secretly married in 1751 | I was embarrassed, but secretly pleased too.

secret police

se ¦cret po ¦lice ▶noun [ treated as pl. ] a police force working in secret against a government's political opponents.

secret sauce

se cret sauce ▶noun a special feature or technique kept secret by an organization and regarded as being the chief factor in its success.

secret service

se ¦cret ser |vice ▶noun 1 a government department concerned with espionage. 2 ( Secret Service ) (in the US ) a branch of the Treasury Department dealing with counterfeiting and providing protection for the President.

secret shopper

se cret shop per ▶noun a person employed by a manufacturer or retailer to pose as a shopper in order to evaluate the quality of customer service. Also called mystery shopper.

secret society

se ¦cret so ¦ci |ety ▶noun an organization whose members are sworn to secrecy about its activities.

American Oxford Thesaurus

secret

secret adjective 1 a secret plan: confidential, top secret, classified, undisclosed, unknown, private, under wraps; informal hush-hush; formal sub rosa. ANTONYMS public, known. 2 a secret drawer in the table: hidden, concealed, disguised; invisible. ANTONYMS visible. 3 a secret operation to infiltrate terrorist groups: clandestine, covert, undercover, underground, surreptitious, stealthy, furtive, cloak-and-dagger, hole-and-corner, closet; informal hush-hush. ANTONYMS overt. 4 a secret message | a secret code: cryptic, encoded, coded; mysterious, abstruse, recondite, arcane, esoteric, Kabbalistic. ANTONYMS open. 5 a secret place: secluded, private, concealed, hidden, unfrequented, out of the way, tucked away. ANTONYMS public, known about. 6 a very secret person. See secretive. ▶noun 1 he just can't keep a secret: confidential matter, confidence, private affair; skeleton in the closet. 2 the secrets of the universe: mystery, enigma, paradox, puzzle, conundrum, poser, riddle. 3 the secret of their success: recipe, (magic ) formula, blueprint, key, answer, solution. PHRASES in secret they met in secret throughout the month of July. See secretly (sense 1 ). WORD TOOLKIT

secret	arcane	mysterious
agent	knowledge	man /woman
ballot	language	circumstances
society	rules	death
location	art	disappearance
life	ritual	illness
meeting	symbols	power
information	matters	forces
admirer	science	figure

Word Toolkits illustrate the difference between close synonyms by means of words typically used with them.

secret agent

secret agent noun she had been a secret agent for the Soviet Union: spy, double agent, counterspy, undercover agent, operative, plant, mole, sleeper, informant.

secretary

secretary noun my secretary will call you about setting up an appointment: assistant, executive assistant, administrative assistant, personal assistant, clerical assistant, administrator, amanuensis, girl /gal /man Friday, clerk.

secrete

secrete 1 verb a substance secreted by the prostate gland: produce, discharge, emit, excrete, release, send out. ANTONYMS absorb.

secrete

secrete 2 verb we secreted ourselves in the bushes: conceal, hide, cover up, veil, shroud, screen, stow away; bury, cache; informal stash away. ANTONYMS reveal.

secretive

secretive adjective I trusted you with this because you're the most secretive person I know: uncommunicative, secret, unforthcoming, playing one's cards close to one's chest, reticent, reserved, silent, noncommunicative, quiet, tight-lipped, buttoned-up, close-mouthed, taciturn. ANTONYMS open, communicative.

secretly

secretly adverb 1 they met secretly for a year: in secret, in private, privately, behind closed doors, in camera, behind the scenes, under cover, under the counter, behind someone's back, furtively, stealthily, on the sly, on the quiet, conspiratorially, covertly, clandestinely, on the side; informal on the QT, off the record, hush-hush; formal sub rosa. 2 he was secretly jealous of Bartholomew: privately, in one's heart (of hearts ), deep down.

Oxford Thesaurus

secret

secret adjective 1 they have a secret plan: confidential, strictly confidential, top secret, classified, restricted, unrevealed, undisclosed, unpublished, untold, unknown, uncommunicated, behind someone's back, under wraps, unofficial, off the record, not for publication /circulation, not to be made public, not to be disclosed; Latin sub rosa; informal hush-hush, mum. ANTONYMS known, public. 2 there is a secret drawer in the table: hidden, concealed; camouflaged, disguised; unnoticeable, invisible, inconspicuous. ANTONYMS visible. 3 a secret operation to infiltrate terrorist groups: clandestine, covert, undercover, underground, hidden, shrouded, conspiratorial, surreptitious, stealthy, cloak-and-dagger, hole-and-corner, closet; sneaky, sly, underhand, shifty, furtive; informal hush-hush. ANTONYMS overt. 4 a secret message | a secret code: cryptic, encoded, coded, enciphered, hidden, mysterious, abstruse, recondite, arcane, esoteric, cabbalistic. ANTONYMS open. 5 a secret place: secluded, private, concealed, hidden, sheltered, undisturbed, unfrequented, solitary, lonely, sequestered, out of the way, remote, isolated, off the beaten track, tucked away, cut-off. ANTONYMS known about, public. 6 he's a very secret person: uncommunicative, secretive, unforthcoming, reticent, taciturn, silent, non-communicative, quiet, tight-lipped, close-mouthed, close, playing one's cards close to one's chest, clamlike, reserved, introvert, introverted, self-contained, discreet. ANTONYMS open, communicative, chatty. ▶noun 1 he just can't keep a secret: confidential matter, confidence, private affair, skeleton in the cupboard. ANTONYMS public knowledge. 2 the secrets of the universe: mystery, enigma, problem, paradox, puzzle, conundrum, poser, riddle, question, question mark. ANTONYMS known fact. 3 the secret of their success: recipe, formula, blueprint, magic formula, key, answer, solution. PHRASES in secret groups of MPs met in secret over the summer: secretly, without anyone knowing, in private, privately, in confidence, confidentially, behind closed doors, behind the scenes, behind someone's back, under cover, under the counter, discreetly, unobserved, quietly, furtively, stealthily, on the sly, on the quiet, privily, conspiratorially, covertly, clandestinely, on the side; Latin sub rosa, in camera; informal on the q.t.. ANTONYMS openly. WORD LINKS secret crypto- denoting something secret, as in cryptogram Word Links sections supply words that are related to the headword but do not normally appear in a thesaurus because they are not actual synonyms.WORD TOOLKIT

secret	arcane	mysterious
agent	knowledge	man /woman
ballot	language	circumstances
society	rules	death
location	art	disappearance
life	ritual	illness
meeting	symbols	power
information	matters	forces
admirer	science	figure

Word Toolkits illustrate the difference between close synonyms by means of words typically used with them.

secret agent

secret agent noun his tutor might have been a British secret agent: spy, agent, double agent, counterspy, field agent, undercover agent, operative, plant, infiltrator, mole; N. Amer. informal spook; archaic intelligencer.

secretary

secretary noun he asked his secretary to place a call through to England: assistant, personal assistant, PA, administrator, clerk, clerical assistant, amanuensis, girl /man Friday; typist, shorthand typist, copyist, keyboarder, stenographer.

secrete

secrete 1 verb the gland can become enlarged and secrete excess levels of the hormone: produce, discharge, emit, excrete, exude, ooze, leak, leach, emanate, give off, release, send out; Medicine extravasate. ANTONYMS absorb.

secrete

secrete 2 verb Bert and I were to secrete ourselves behind the curtains: conceal, hide, cover up, veil, shroud, disguise, screen, bury, stow away, sequester, cache; informal stash away. ANTONYMS reveal, show.

secretion

secretion noun histamine promotes the secretion of gastric acid | a secretion produced by the thoracic gland: production, discharge, emission, excretion, exudation, ooze, oozing, leakage, leaching, emanation, giving off, release, sending out; Medicine extravasation.

secretive

secretive adjective a secretive person: uncommunicative, secret, unforthcoming, reticent, taciturn, silent, non-communicative, quiet, tight-lipped, close-mouthed, close, playing one's cards close to one's chest, clamlike, reserved, introvert, introverted, self-contained, discreet. ANTONYMS open, communicative, chatty.

secretly

secretly adverb 1 the microphones had been used for secretly recording conversations: covertly, without anyone knowing, in secret, in private, privately, in confidence, confidentially, behind closed doors, behind the scenes, behind someone's back, under cover, under the counter, discreetly, unobserved, quietly, furtively, stealthily, on the sly, on the quiet, privily, conspiratorially, clandestinely, on the side; Latin sub rosa, in camera; informal on the q.t.. ANTONYMS publicly. 2 I think he was secretly jealous of Bartholomew: privately, in one's heart, in one's heart of hearts, in one's innermost thoughts. ANTONYMS openly.

Duden Dictionary

Secret Service

Se c ret Ser vice , Se cret Ser vice Substantiv, maskulin , der |ˈsiːkrɪt ˈsəːvɪs |der Secret Service; Genitiv: des Secret Service englisch, aus: secret = geheim (< mittelfranzösisch secret < lateinisch secretus = abgesondert ) und service, Service britischer Geheimdienst

French Dictionary

secret

secret , ète adj. et n. m. adjectif 1 Qui est caché, confidentiel. : Un agent secret, des renseignements secrets. Des documents secrets. 2 Réservé, discret. : Une personne secrète. nom masculin 1 Ce qui doit rester caché. : Garder un secret. Laurence a confié un secret à sa copine. 2 Recette, moyen de réussir quelque chose. : Nouni a le secret des bons desserts. C ’est un secret de fabrication. 3 Discrétion totale. : Les concepteurs ont exigé le secret en ce qui a trait à leur nouveau produit. SYNONYME silence . LOCUTIONS Dans le secret. Au courant, dans la confidence. : Êtes-vous dans le secret? En secret D ’une manière secrète, confidentielle, sans témoins. SYNONYME cachette . Secret-défense. Diffusion interdite de toute information liée à la défense nationale d ’un pays. SYNONYME secret d ’État . Secret professionnel. Interdiction légale de divulguer des renseignements confidentiels obtenus dans l ’exercice d ’une profession. Sous le sceau du secret. À la condition de garder le secret, de ne rien révéler. Un secret de Polichinelle. Quelque chose que tout le monde sait. Note Typographique Le nom du personnage de la commedia dell ’arte s ’écrit avec une majuscule. Note Orthographique secre t, secr ète.

secrétaire

secrétaire n. m. nom masculin Petit meuble sur lequel on peut écrire. : Un beau secrétaire Empire.

secrétaire

secrétaire n. m. et f. nom masculin et féminin Personne qui assume des fonctions administratives (correspondance, classement, etc. ) dans un bureau. LOCUTIONS Secrétaire de rédaction. Personne chargée de la rédaction d ’un journal, d ’un ouvrage. : Un secrétaire de rédaction (et non *chef de pupitre ) compétent. Secrétaire d ’État. Membre du gouvernement responsable d ’un département ministériel. Secrétaire général, générale. Personne chargée de l ’organisation générale d ’une entreprise, d ’un établissement public, d ’un organisme.

secrétariat

secrétariat n. m. nom masculin 1 Fonction, métier de secrétaire. : Secrétariat de direction. Assurer le secrétariat. 2 Ensemble du personnel chargé des tâches administratives d ’un organisme, d ’un bureau. 3 Le bureau lui-même. : Adressez-vous au secrétariat. Note Orthographique secrétaria t.

secrètement

secrètement adv. adverbe En secret. : Ils se sont écrit secrètement. SYNONYME cachette . Note Orthographique secr è tement.

sécréter

sécréter v. tr. verbe transitif Produire une substance. : Le foie sécrète la bile. posséder Conjugaison Le é se change en è devant une syllabe contenant un e muet, sauf à l ’indicatif futur et au conditionnel présent. Je sécrète, mais je sécréterai.Note Orthographique s é créter.

sécrétion

sécrétion n. f. nom féminin 1 Production d ’une substance par une glande, un tissu, etc. : La sécrétion d ’une hormone. 2 La substance ainsi produite. : Des sécrétions de mucus. La sueur est une sécrétion des glandes sudoripares. Prononciation Le t se prononce s, [sekresjɔ̃ ]; le nom rime avec discrétion

Spanish Dictionary

secret

secret VÉASE top secret .

secreta

secreta nombre femenino 1 Policía secreta (cuerpo, institución ):fue una información de la secreta .2 nombre común Agente de la policía secreta :el secreta estaba apostado en la columna .3 nombre femenino Oración que se dice en la misa en latín después del ofertorio y antes del prefacio .

secretar

secretar verbo transitivo formal Segregar una glándula una sustancia :las palomas tienen como característica muy particular que pueden secretar leche en el buche .

secretaría

secretaría nombre femenino 1 Cargo de secretario .secretaría de Estado En España, cargo intermedio entre el de ministro y de subsecretario :secretaría de Estado de hacienda .secretaría general Cargo del máximo dirigente de un partido político, sindicato u otro organismo :buscan una persona de consenso para la secretaría general del sindicato .2 Sección de un organismo, institución o empresa que se ocupa de las tareas administrativas relacionadas con la entidad .3 Sección administrativa adjunta a un jefe de administración o de empresa, cuya función es la de descongestionar a la dirección de las operaciones de carácter más usual, sin poder tomar decisiones :tiene en su poder un informe que ha elaborado la secretaría técnica .4 Oficina donde trabaja un secretario o donde se despachan tareas administrativas :la secretaría de la universidad no cierra en verano; la preinscripción podrá realizarse hasta el día 17 de julio en la secretaría del centro .5 En algunos estados, cargo de ministro :México es uno de los países en los que no hay ministerios sino secretarías .

secretariado

secretariado nombre masculino 1 Estudios que capacitan para ejercer el puesto de secretario .2 Cargo o puesto de secretario :se prevé que en el futuro el vicesecretario encabezará el secretariado del partido .SINÓNIMO secretaría .3 Conjunto de personas que desempeñan la función de secretarios .4 Oficina donde trabaja un secretario o donde se despachan tareas administrativas .SINÓNIMO secretaría .5 Organismo central de un movimiento artístico, cultural, social, etc. , que coordina y dirige la acción de las diversas entidades que dependen de él :secretariado para la emigración .

secretario, -ria

secretario, -ria nombre masculino y femenino 1 Persona que está empleada en una oficina para escribir la correspondencia, ordenar y guardar los documentos y realizar otros trabajos administrativos .2 Persona que por oficio está al servicio de otra persona para llevarle la agenda, redactarle la correspondencia, ordenar y guardar los documentos y para realizar otros trabajos de este tipo .3 nombre masculino Ave rapaz diurna de hasta 1 m de longitud, plumaje gris y negro, cola y alas largas, y patas muy largas que le permiten ser una buena corredora; se alimenta de serpientes y otros reptiles, y habita en África .También pájaro secretario .secretario de Estado En España, persona que ocupa un cargo intermedio entre el de ministro y el de subsecretario y se encarga de dirigir una sección dentro de un ministerio :secretario de Estado para las comunidades autónomas .secretario general Máximo dirigente de un partido político, sindicato u otro organismo .

secretear

secretear verbo intransitivo Hablar en secreto y en voz baja a alguien de modo que no se enteren el resto de personas que están presentes :andan secreteando todo el rato como unos colegiales .

secreteo

secreteo nombre masculino Acción de secretear :deambuló por el poblado ya en sombras, entre los secreteos y ojeadas de unos pocos vecinos rezagados .

secreter

secreter nombre masculino Mueble constituido por un pie o patas, un tablero para escribir y normalmente cajones o compartimentos sobre él; el tablero suele quedar oculto después de su uso porque es abatible y se recoge .SINÓNIMO escritorio, escribanía .

secretina

secretina nombre femenino Hormona liberada por la mucosa duodenal que estimula la secreción del páncreas e indirectamente el flujo de bilis .

secretismo

secretismo nombre masculino Tendencia a mantener en secreto los asuntos :tenemos que ganarle la partida al secretismo de los burócratas que se niegan a informar de asuntos públicos .

secreto, -ta

secreto, -ta adjetivo 1 Que solamente es conocido por un número limitado de personas :código secreto; información secreta; documentos secretos; negociaciones secretas; pasadizo secreto; cajón secreto .2 Que pertenece a un dominio reservado, es impenetrable y solo resulta perceptible o asequible para las personas iniciadas :ritos secretos; lenguaje secreto .3 Que no se comunica o no se da a conocer :pensamientos secretos; nunca dejó de sentir aquella secreta emoción .4 Que se realiza sin desvelarse o sin hacerse público :votación secreta; la elección de los órganos directivos debe llevarse a cabo mediante sufragio libre y secreto .5 nombre masculino Información, noticia o conocimiento que se mantiene reservado y oculto :guardar un secreto; divulgar un secreto; confiar un secreto; secreto de fabricación .secreto a voces Expresión que indica que una información o una noticia que debería permanecer secreta se ha difundido o es conocida por mucha gente :la Federación Internacional de Automovilismo confirmó ayer lo que ya era un secreto a voces .secreto de confesión Información que un sacerdote conoce por haberle sido dicha en confesión y que tiene la estricta obligación de no comunicar a nadie .secreto de Estado (i )Asunto de estado, político o diplomático que no se puede divulgar :muchas de las pruebas y documentos presentados por el fiscal tenían relación con cuestiones que son objeto de secreto de Estado .(ii )Información que no puede revelar un funcionario público sin incurrir en delito .secreto profesional Obligación que tienen los miembros de ciertas profesiones de no divulgar noticias confidenciales que se han conocido en el ejercicio de la profesión :los médicos y abogados están sujetos al secreto profesional; la ley regulará el derecho a la cláusula de conciencia y al secreto profesional .6 Reserva o sigilo con que se hace una cosa para que no trascienda :se casaron en secreto; lo están haciendo todo con mucho secreto .7 Cosa que no puede ser conocida o comprendida, por ser muy íntima o recóndita :para ellos, el padre Martínez gozaba de excepcional prestigio respecto de su directo saber acerca de los secretos de las almas de los jóvenes .8 Lugar escondido o difícil de descubrir que tienen algunos muebles para papeles, dinero u otras cosas :el escritorio tiene un secreto que nos sirve de joyero .9 Mecanismo de algunas cerraduras cuyo manejo es preciso conocer de antemano para poder abrirlas :el secreto de una caja fuerte .10 mús Tabla armónica del órgano, del piano, etc . VÉASE fondos secretos; policía secreta; sociedad secreta . ETIMOLOGÍA Préstamo (s. xiii ) del latín secretus ‘lugar apartado ’, ‘retiro ’ participio de secernere ‘separar, aislar ’.

secretor, -ra

secretor, -ra adjetivo 1 [glándula, órgano, tejido ] Que secreta o produce una secreción .SINÓNIMO secretorio .2 De la secreción o relacionado con ella :fase secretora; existen células que forman estructuras secretoras con forma de canal en el interior de la planta .

secretorio, -ria

secretorio, -ria adjetivo Secretor .

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

secret

se cret /síːkrət /〖語源は「分離された」〗(名 )secrecy 形容詞 more ～; most ～1 秘密の , 内密の ; 【人に】知られていない «from » ; 〖名詞の前で〗人目につかない〈場所〉▸ a secret treaty [agreement ]秘密条約 [協定 ]▸ John is our secret weapon .ジョンはうちの秘密兵器だ ▸ Please keep the matter secret from everybody .だれにもそのことは秘密にしておいてください ▸ a secret passage [hideout ]秘密の通路 [隠れ家 ].2 比較なし〖名詞の前で〗外に表れない , 隠れた〈感情など〉; 内奥の ▸ in one's secret heart 心の奥底では ▸ a secret admirer 隠れファン ▸ He is a secret drinker [smoker ].彼はこっそり酒を飲んで [タバコを吸って ]いる .3 〖通例be ～〗〈人が〉 «…について » 口がかたい «about » ; こそこそやる ▸ She was secret about her plans .彼女は計画について口がかたかった ▸ He is (as ) secret as the grave .彼は秘密を絶対に漏らさない .4 神秘的な , 不思議な .名詞複～s /-ts /C 1 秘密 ; 機密 ; 内緒 ▸ That's an open secret .そんなことは公然の秘密だ ▸ a closely-guarded military secret 厳重に守られた軍の機密 ▸ keep a secret from one's friends 友人たちに知られないように秘密を守る ▸ let out a secret 秘密を漏らす ▸ Let us have no secrets between us .我々の間には隠し事はいっさいないようにしよう .2 〖通例the ～〗 «…の » 秘訣（ひけつ）; 秘伝, こつ «of , to » ▸ the secret of health [success ]健康 [成功 ]の秘訣 ▸ the secret to making a good salad おいしいサラダを作るこつ ▸ The secret is to make [making ] it as simple as possible .こつはそれをできるだけ単純にしておくことだ .3 〖通例～s 〗不思議 , 神秘 , なぞ (mystery )▸ the secrets of nature 自然界の神秘 .in s é cret こっそりと, 内密に (secretly ).in the s é cret ｟古｠〈人が〉秘密を知って .l è t A í n on a s é cret A 〈人〉に秘密を漏らす ▸ I'll let you in on a secret .君に秘密を教えてあげよう m à ke no [a ] s é cret of A A 〈感情意見など〉を明らかにする [秘密にしておく ].～̀ á gent 秘密情報部員, スパイ (spy ).～̀ b á llot 無記名 [秘密 ]投票 .～̀ c ó de [s í gn ]暗号 .～̀ pol í ce 〖the ～; 単複両扱い〗秘密警察〘特に非民主主義国家において政治犯の取り締まりを行う〙.～̀ s é rvice 1 ｟英｠〖the ～〗(国家の )機密情報部 [機関 ].2 ｟米｠〖S- S- 〗シークレットサービス, 財務省秘密検察局〘大統領の警護, 紙幣偽造の取り締まりを行う〙.～̀ soc í ety 秘密結社 .

secretarial

sec re tar i al /sèkrəté ə riəl /形容詞〖名詞の前で〗秘書 (官 )の, 書記 (官 )の〈仕事〉; 大臣の ; 秘書養成の〈学科課程〉.

secretariat(e)

sec re tar i at (e )/sèkrəté ə riət /名詞 C 1 (国際機関などの )事務局, (内閣省庁などの )官房 ; 秘書 [文書 ]課 ▸ the United Nations Secretariat 国連事務局 .2 秘書 [書記 ](官 )の職 .3 〖the ～; 集合的に〗秘書課員 .

secretary

sec re tar y /sékrətèri |-t (ə )ri /〖secret (秘密を ) ary (扱う人 )〗名詞複 -ies /-z /C (｟略｠Sec. )1 «…の » 秘書 «to » ▸ He is private secretary to the governor .彼は州知事付私設秘書だ (!秘書が1人だけの場合, 補語になるとき冠詞を付けない ) .2 〖肩書き; S- 〗a. ｟米｠(大統領が任命する各省の )長官〘日本の「大臣」に相当する; 「次官」はAssistant Secretary, Undersecretaryという〙▸ the Secretary of the Treasury 財務長官〘英国の大蔵大臣はthe Chancellor of the Exchequer, 日本の財務大臣はthe Minister of Finance 〙▸ the Secretary of Commerce [Education ]商務 [教育 ]長官 .b. ｟英｠(各省の )大臣 , 国務大臣 (Secretary of State ) 〘比較的新しく作られた大臣職はMinisterという; 日本の「大臣」にはMinisterを用いる〙▸ the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs 外務大臣 (｟略｠the Foreign Secretary )▸ the Home Secretary 内務大臣 ▸ a Permanent Secretary 次官 (→undersecretary ).c. (日本の内閣の )長官 ▸ the Chief Cabinet Secretary 内閣官房長官 .d. ｟英｠(大 [公 ]使館などの )書記官 ▸ the First Secretary at the Russian Embassy ロシア大使館付一等書記官 .3 (組合政党クラブの )秘書 , 書記 , 幹事 ; (官公庁の )書記 (官 ), 秘書官 .4 書き物机 , ライティングデスク .～́ b ì rd 〘鳥〙ヘビクイワシ〘冠の羽が秘書がペンをはさんだ姿に似ている〙.～̀ g é neral 複～s, secretaries- 〖時にS - G- 〗書記長 ; 事務総長 (!時にハイフンを伴う ) .S -̀ of St á te 複 Secretaries- 1 ｟米｠〖the ～〗国務長官〘外務大臣にあたる首席閣僚〙; (州政府の )州務長官 .2 ｟英｠大臣 (↑2 b ).～sh ì p 名詞 U 秘書 [書記 ]の職 ; 大臣職 ; その任期 .

secretary-general

s è cretary-g é neral 名詞＝secretary general .

secrete

se crete 1 /sɪkríːt /動詞他動詞〘医生理生物〙…を分泌する .

secrete

se crete 2 動詞他動詞｟かたく文｠…を隠す ; …を秘密にする .

secretion

se cre tion /sɪkríːʃ (ə )n /名詞〘医生理生物〙1 U 分泌 (作用 ); C 〖通例～s; 具体的継続的でない場合は U 〗分泌物 .2 U ｟かたく｠隠すこと, 隠匿 .

secretive

se cre tive /síːkrətɪv, sɪkríːtɪv /形容詞〈人が〉 «…について » 秘密にしたがる, 隠し立てする «about » ; 無口の .～ly 副詞～ness 名詞

secretly

se cret ly /síːkrətli /副詞比較なし内密に, ひそかに, こっそりと, 内緒で .